Figaro BENETEAU 3

 

THE WORLD’S FIRST MONOTYPE MONOHULL WITH FOILS

The Figaro BENETEAU 3 is the first monohull monohull with standard foils ever imagined. A concentrate of technology and innovation, it is the fruit of a collaboration between the best experts of the BENETEAU group and the Van Peteghem Lauriot-Prévost architectural firm (VPLP), architects of the last three Vendée Globe winning yachts. The prototype has been tested and the serial construction of the ship has been launched.

It falls into the category of A ISO/World Sailing conception.

 

NAVAL ARCHITECT : VAN PETEGHEM – LAURIOT PRÉVOST

AWARD(S)

THE LEGEND IS ON THE MOVE

MODERNITY, RELIABILITY AND EFFICIENCY

The load booklet defines the FB3 as a monotype as reliable as its predecessor, the FB2. It is equipped with foils, a more efficient and ballast-free hull, a finer and deeper keel, a set-back mast and a wider and larger sail plan.

THE FOILS

Unlike the foils of the Imoca 60, the foils of the FB3 will have an inward facing profile. They work differently: these are multi-purpose foils that generate the anti-drift and improve the boat’s righting moment without increasing the displacement, which improves the boat’s performance.

LA QUILLA

Deep, with a narrow veil, it generates a minimal wake. The anti-drift complement is provided by the foils.

THE FACE

Made of foam sandwich, fiberglass and polyester resin, it responds to current designs. The ballast has disappeared.

MAST AND SAIL PLAN

As on the Imoca 60, the mast is set back, ensuring balance under sail, allowing more efficient sails to be adopted, and a boom is added. The single-handed sailors will sail with a square top mainsail, a genoa and a jib, but also a headsail spinnaker (105m2 to get speed in light winds) and a small gennaker.

  • Mainsail area : 39.5 m²
  • Jib area : 30.5 m²
  • Large spinnaker area : 105 m²

CONNECTED SHIP

The Seanapps mobile application and its on-board cash register, allow you to visualize from your smartphone the status of the boat’s various systems (battery charge, fuel or water tank level, maintenance planning), but also to plan your itineraries or monitor your navigation from your cell phone.

CHARACTERISTICS

TOTAL LENGTH

10,89 m

BEAM

3,48 m

THREAD DISPLACEMENT

3175 KG

HEIGHT ABOVE WATERLINE

15,22 m

LONG DRAWING

2,5 m

FUEL CAPACITY

40 L

MAX. MOTOR POWER

21 HP

CE CERTIFICATION

A3 / B4 / C6

PROFILE

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